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Westerly Hospital

Psychiatric Emergency Department APP

Westerly Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, us, 06540

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Overview Position:

Psych ED NP

Locations:

New Haven, CT

Scheduled Hours:

36

Position Type:

Full-Time

EMR System:

Epic

Why Choose Yale New Haven Health? Excellent work environment — Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do, we focus on improving clinical care, outcomes, patient satisfaction, safety, value, clinical research, and education. Our efforts reach beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for our communities, too.

Career Advancement – Unlock your potential and embrace exciting opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within our esteemed healthcare system.

Relocation Assistance – We recognize how vital a smooth transition is, and with our relocation assistance, your journey can be seamless.

Benefits: – Competitive salary, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. Pension plan matched tax-sheltered annuity plan and Roth contributions—tuition assistance effective day one. Generous PTO program, loan forgiveness program.

Employment Perks – Employee wellness initiatives and support programs. Professional development and continuing education opportunities.

Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group, a physician-led multi-specialty group with over 1,000 physicians.

Responsibilities

Provide assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the process as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.

Work in collaboration with the attending supervising/collaborating physician(s) in accordance with state law and hospital regulations, hospital policy, protocols, and clinical pathways, and may provide autonomous team-based care.

Obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, review/order diagnostic/therapeutic tests and radiologic results, formulate and manage patient treatment plans.

The APP will educate patients and families on care and available resources, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. This includes admitting instructions, treatment plans, potential side effects, and discharge plans.

The APP, as part of an interdisciplinary team, provides psychosocial support to patients, their family members, and significant others in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.

Qualifications

Education

Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.

Experience

Psych ED Experience preferred, but not required.

Active, unrestricted CT medical license or in process of obtaining

ACLS/BLS (as required) Certification

DEA License

Additional Information To learn more, please email or schedule a time to speak with our Recruiter: Chris DeRamcy at Chris.DeRamcy@ynhh.org. You can also use the booking feature below to schedule a phone conversation: 15 minutes meeting with DeRamcy, Chris.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

YNHHS Requisition ID: 159631

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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